Fishing reel



June 20, 194 w. s. TORRENCE FISHING REEL Filed May 19, 1943 2 Sheets-Sheet l V INVENTOR.

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1 Claim.

My invention relates to improvements in fishing reels, and the objects of my improvement are as follows:

First, the provision of a fishing reel the spool of which can be disconnected swiftly and easily from the mechanism by which the. spool is turned when the fishing line is wound upon it, so that the spool can run as a so-ealled "free spool";

Second, to facilitate the removal of the spool from the reel and also. to facilitate its replacement to the greatest possible degree;

Third, to provide the fishing reel with .an improved reel seat which insures a safe connection between the reel and the fishing rod, and which allows one to instantaneously change the position of the reel so that its axis will be either parallel or rectangular to the axis of the fishing rod.

Further obiects of the instant invention reside in any novel feature of construction or novel combination of parts present in the embodiment of the invention described and shown in the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the entire device;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the device;

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of a retail;

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the detail shown in Fig. 4; I

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of another detail;

Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the detail shown in Fig. 6', partially broken away;

Fig. 8 is a top plan view of still another detail;

Fig. 9 is a sideelevation of the detail shown in Fig. 8, partially broken away;

Fig. 10 is a face plan view of a further detail;

Fig. 11 is a side elevation of the detail in Fig. 10;

Fig. 12 is a side elevation of still av further de tail drawn on an enlarged scale; and

Fig. 13 is a bottom plan view of the detail shown in Fig. 12.

similar numerals refer to similar throughout the several views. g

The plate I to which the cap 2, covering the transmission gears 3 and l, and the handlejare attached, the rods 6, and the yielding interrupted ring I constitute the framework of the device. The ring 1 is interrupted at I and is provided at one end with a lever I, which is pivotally connected thereto at II. A slot II in the lever I is adapted to engage the bolt it, which is secured shown ner that the disk It will befirmly connected to the ring 1 ii the lever s is, in the position shown in Fig. 1; that, however, the disk is can be removed from the ring I if the lever I is swung around the pivot ll so far that the slot II no longer engages the pin l2.

A cap I! is secured to thedisk is and serves as a bearing for the hub it of the'spool H, which is adapted to wind up the fishing line not shown. The hub i8 (Figs. 2, 6, and 7) is provided with an annular recess it into which engage theends of threaded pins is, which are radially screwed into the wall of the cap ll.

The face of the hub is is provided with claws 20, and through the spool l'l extends a hollow shaft or axis 2|, which hastinwardly inclined claws 22 (Figs. 2, 8, and 9) at one and adjacent the claws 20 of the hub ii. The hollow axis 2! can be turned by the pinion I, which is secured to the other end of the axis 2i and which is driven by the gear wheel 3 and the handle 5, previously referred to. I

A bolt 23, which is shown on an enlarged scale in Figs. 12 and 13, extends into the hollow axis 2i. The bolt 23 is set on at. 24 and at 25 and is provided with a bore 21. Its lower end is provided with two rectangular slots 28, which engage a pin is secured to the hollow axis 2| if the bolt 23 is in the position shown in Fig. 2 in full lines. A pin 32, having a head 30, is in the bore 21. and is pressed toward the pin 29 by means of a spring 34.

A coupling. member, consisting of a round plate 35 (Figs. 2, 10, and 11), having an aperture 36, and of claws 31 secured to said plate 35, in the cap I! is adapted to engage the claws 20 and 22 so, that the hollow axis ii is connected to the spool ii if the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 2 in full lines.

The upper part of the bolt 23 extends through the plate as; and the part as, which extends through the cap II, is secured to the bolt 23 by slots 28 will be disconnected, and the spring fl 2 2,888,188 wlll regth b ua,the l tesl ,mdthe srt oneoftheapertm'esllwhenevertheboltllis llawayfromtheboltllsothatthetopofthe adiaeentoneoftheaperturesu. Pinsllsel e al mmme m w m curedtotheringllaresdaptedtolimitthe oftbecspllandthattheclawsilwillno 'movemmtoftheblockusndof'the longer engage the claws II and 2!; thereby the II is disconnected from the axis 2| (free spoollsothatthefishinglinecanbeletout wound oil the free spool i1 without moving the axle II and the handle I. If the spool 11 is disconnected from the axle 2|,the part 3! is in the position shown in Fig. 3 in dash-and-dotted lines.

In order to re-connect the spool I! to the axle2l,onepressesagaimtthepartllwitha finger, so that it will be brought back into the position shown in full lines, and turns the bandle I until the rectangular slbts 28 engage the pin ll.

In order to take the spool i'l partially out of the reel, one moves the handle 9 so that the slot ll disengages the bolt l2, whereupon the pressure of the spring 34 will move the disk II, the bolt II, the cap ll, etc. into a position which is indicated in dash-and-dotted lines in Fig. 2. The fishing line (not shown) can then be led through the interruption I of the ring I and can be wound off the spool I! in an axial direction. Joint II, 2! must be disconnected before the disk I4 and bolt 23 may be moved into the position shown in dash-and-dotted lines in Fig. 2.

I prefer to connect my improved fishing reel to the fishing rod, which is partially indicated in Fig. l in dash-and-dotted lines, by means of an improved reel seat, which is constructed in the following manner:

A plate 48 carrying a ring ll is secured to two rods 6 by means of rivets 42 or in any other suitable manner. The ring ll, which is shown in detail in Figs. 4 and 5, has a cylindrical central aperture 43 and has radial apertures 44, (preferably two apertures 44 which are arranged at right angles to each other) in the wall of the ring 4!. A bolt 45, which fits tightly into the aperture -43, is connected to a disk 46 and to a shell 41, which is adapted to be connected to a fishing rod in a well known manner. The bolt 45 can be secured to the parts 46 and I! in any suitable manner, preferably by riveting the bolt ll and the parts: 48 and 41 to ether as in the instance shown. A block 48, having a slot 49 and an aperture, 50, is secured to the plate 48: and a pin II extends through the aperture 50 and is shiftable therein and adapted to engage the radial apertures 44 in the ring II. A lev-r I3 is pivotally connected to the plate 4. at I4 and engages the bolt ii by extending through a slot 55, which is in the bolt II. A spring II, acting upon the lever II,

- presses the bolt ll towards the ring ll and into angular parts 41, 40, etc. relstivetothering ll.

Myimprovedfishingreelissisoprovided a level winding arm II, which, however. partofmypresentinvention.-

The reel ismountedsothatit canbe turned because when the spool is released and comes part way out of the reel frame, the fishing line can be cast 01! the spool without the spool revolving. Thus the fishing line comes off over the end of the spool, which prevents getting a back lash in the fishing line, asthe spool does a Whiletherehasbeenshownanddescribed and pointed out the flmdamental novel features of the invention as applied to a single modification, it will be understood that various omissions and substitutions and changes in the form and details of the device illustrated and in its operation may he made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention. It is the intention, therefore, to be limited only as indicated by the scope of the following claim.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent in the United States is:

In a fishing reel. in combination, a spool provided with a'hub at one side which has claws at its face and an annular recess at its outer side, a hollow axle carrying said spool and having inwardly inclined claws at one end adjacent the claws of said spool, a bolt extending intosaid hollow axle and being connected to it by a bayonet joint, resilient means for' moving said bolt axially within said hollow shaft, a frame carrying said hollow axle and having at one side an interrupted yielding ring which holds a disk,

a cap secured to said disk covering the hub of said spool and engaging said angular recess, a clutch member within said cap adapted to engage the claws of said hub and of said axle, means for limiting the axial movement of said bolt which extends through said clutch member and through said cap, a reel seat adapted to connect said frame to a fishing rod, and means for facilitating the turning of said frame on said reel seat and for retaining it in a desired position, all substantially as described.

WALTER S. 'I'ORRENCE. 

